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scent marking: a standalone construct

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Ethology

deposition of odour from glands, urine or faeces at chosen sites, used by mammals to signal identity, status and territory.

In ethology, scent marking refers to deposition of odour from glands, urine or faeces at chosen sites, used by mammals to signal identity, status and territory. This meaning comes from Ralls (1971) in Science.[1]

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identity6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs signal5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs status2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Ralls, K. (1971). Mammalian Scent Marking. Science, 171(3970), 443-449. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.171.3970.443

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